Fish such as whitefish, lake trout, yellow perch, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, bowfin, catfish and many, many more fish live in the upper peninsula. Cougars live there so be carful they bite and will take your food. Moose live there they are a good for food and if you run out of clothes you can use there skin for clothes. There are some deer there too. Also there are a tone of bears that live there they will come get you or your food. Be carful again. this is a grate place to run away too. these are some animal tracks you might see in the upper peninsula. Snake
You better watch out for snakes because you could run into one here are some facts All snakes are predators. The smaller Michigan snakes feed on invertebrates such as worms, slugs, or insects. The larger species take larger prey, such as frogs, rodents, birds, or other reptiles. Snakes must swallow their food whole. This is possible due to flexible connections between many of their skull and jaw bones and stretchable skin, allowing them to swallow prey items larger than their heads. Non venomous snakes have tiny, recurved teeth that are useful for holding and swallowing prey. Venomous species have these recurved teeth, as well as enlarged teeth for injecting venom. A rattlesnake's fangs are hollow and function like hypodermic needles to conduct venom from special glands into the body of its prey. Rattlesnake venom is a specialized form of saliva that not only kills small food animals but also begins the digestive process. The amount of venom injected in a bite varies, depending on the angle and force of the strike and the supply of venom available. About 30% of rattler bites are "dry", which may account for the reported successes of folk remedies and miracle "cures." Any bite from Michigan's only venomous species, the Eastern massasauga, should get prompt medical attention.
Kirtland's Snake
Conversely, a bite from a non venomous snake can normally be treated as one would a scratch or puncture wound, with ample precaution against infection. (Simply leaving snakes alone and using care when walking in natural areas will prevent nearly all bites - these creatures do not seek confrontation with humans and accidental bites are rare.) I got this information offof http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10370_12145_12201---,00.html Frogs and Toads whats the difference? How can you tell a frog from a toad? It's been said that a toad is just a lumpy frog! Toads do have thicker, more warty skins compared to the smoother skin of most frogs. Toads are adapted for drier conditions than frogs, though they spend much of their time burrowed into moist soil during times when the air is drier. Toads have shorter hind legs than frogs, comparatively speaking, and move in short hops or simply walk instead of making long leaps. Michigan has two species of "true" toads, the American Toad and Fowler's Toad. Some species are hard to fit into either category. For example, Cricket Frogs have a warty skin, and the Gray Tree Frog (often called a "tree toad") spends much of the summer high in the trees away from water. frog season is November 15 information from http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10370_12145_12201---,00.html wolves
there are many different species of wolves in the u.p. But that doesn't really matter the only thing that matters is that wolves are out there.
big ones too.
Gray wolf
like this one on the left you don't want one of those like this wolf coming in your camp and eating all your food or you maybe. no i'm not kidding they will eat you or maybe bit you they are some powerful animals. and you don't want to run into bears.
Bears
Black bear are not true hibernators. Instead they remain in a state of lethargy during their winter's sleep. In the den, they reduce their metabolic rate, surviving without eating, drinking, exercising, or passing waste. A long winter's sleep is the bear's way of escaping the scarcity of food, not for avoiding the cold weather. Black bear in Michigan usually enter dens in late October and emerge in April or May. Den sites may be hallowed-out trees, brush piles, or even open ground nests. If you find a bear in such a place, leave the area immediately. It is unlawful to harass bear in their dens. It is best to get a closer look at a den site in the summer when there is no chance of disturbing a bear. http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10369-105034--,00.html
Cougars live there so be carful they bite and will take your food. Moose live there they are a good for food and if you run out of clothes you can use there skin for clothes. There are some deer there too. Also there are a tone of bears that live there they will come get you or your food. Be carful again. this is a grate place to run away too.
Snake
You better watch out for snakes because you could run into one here are some facts
All snakes are predators. The smaller Michigan snakes feed on invertebrates such as worms, slugs, or insects. The larger species take larger prey, such as frogs, rodents, birds, or other reptiles. Snakes must swallow their food whole. This is possible due to flexible connections between many of their skull and jaw bones and stretchable skin, allowing them to swallow prey items larger than their heads.
Non venomous snakes have tiny, recurved teeth that are useful for holding and swallowing prey. Venomous species have these recurved teeth, as well as enlarged teeth for injecting venom. A rattlesnake's fangs are hollow and function like hypodermic needles to conduct venom from special glands into the body of its prey. Rattlesnake venom is a specialized form of saliva that not only kills small food animals but also begins the digestive process. The amount of venom injected in a bite varies, depending on the angle and force of the strike and the supply of venom available. About 30% of rattler bites are "dry", which may account for the reported successes of folk remedies and miracle "cures." Any bite from Michigan's only venomous species, the Eastern massasauga, should get prompt medical attention.
Conversely, a bite from a non venomous snake can normally be treated as one would a scratch or puncture wound, with ample precaution against infection. (Simply leaving snakes alone and using care when walking in natural areas will prevent nearly all bites - these creatures do not seek confrontation with humans and accidental bites are rare.) I got this information off of
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10370_12145_12201---,00.html
Frogs and Toads whats the difference?
How can you tell a frog from a toad? It's been said that a toad is just a lumpy frog! Toads do have thicker, more warty skins compared to the smoother skin of most frogs. Toads are adapted for drier conditions than frogs, though they spend much of their time burrowed into moist soil during times when the air is drier. Toads have shorter hind legs than frogs, comparatively speaking, and move in short hops or simply walk instead of making long leaps.
Michigan has two species of "true" toads, the American Toad and Fowler's Toad. Some species are hard to fit into either category. For example, Cricket Frogs have a warty skin, and the Gray Tree Frog (often called a "tree toad") spends much of the summer high in the trees away from water. frog season is November 15
information from
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-10370_12145_12201---,00.html
wolves
there are many different species of wolves in the u.p. But that doesn't really matter the only thing that matters is that wolves are out there.
big ones too.
Bears
Black bear are not true hibernators. Instead they remain in a state of lethargy during their winter's sleep. In the den, they reduce their metabolic rate, surviving without eating, drinking, exercising, or passing waste. A long winter's sleep is the bear's way of escaping the scarcity of food, not for avoiding the cold weather. Black bear in Michigan usually enter dens in late October and emerge in April or May. Den sites may be hallowed-out trees, brush piles, or even open ground nests. If you find a bear in such a place, leave the area immediately. It is unlawful to harass bear in their dens. It is best to get a closer look at a den site in the summer when there is no chance of disturbing a bear.
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10369-105034--,00.html